tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111651634417201066.post3353791212520868860..comments2023-10-20T11:26:45.229-04:00Comments on Notes on Popular Culture: On Jay and Conan, and This Awful SituationMediaMavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12548519999729515206noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111651634417201066.post-10677179311347793242010-01-14T12:26:32.743-05:002010-01-14T12:26:32.743-05:00Great job on this article, MM! I particularly enj...Great job on this article, MM! I particularly enjoyed your use of literary devices this time around.<br /><br />I don't think networks understand that their interference tends to make bad situations even worse. Also, they don't seem to understand that some shows need time to establish both themselves and their audience. <i>Dollhouse</i> is a perfect example: Joss hands them a great show that has real progression and grows and changes with each episodes, but Fox insists that he write six pilot episodes and air them in order to convince everyone that "the status is indeed quo" (to paraphrase Dr. Horrible.) <br /><br />ABC cancelled <i>Clerks</i> after airing only two episodes (that were out of sequence and relied on unaired episodes for call-back jokes.) Also, the first episode premiered directly against the opening game of the NBA finals.<br /><br />I've never had a show I loved be cancelled by NBC, but I enjoy Conan's material and I think that this is a foolish way to alienate two great entertainers and their audiences. That whole "meeting expectations isn't enough" thing is just silly. If performing to expectations is not enough, then your expectations are unfairly and unrealistically low!<br /><br />It seems that in order for networks to embrace a show these days, it must have a built-in audience so that it can be a hit before it hits the airwaves, it must be so modular that they can Party Shuffle the order of episodes, and it must be possible to cancel at any time. Jay's show had all of these characteristics, but it STILL wasn't enough! Go figure.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14569180426066178711noreply@blogger.com